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F. David Barranco, MD
Neurosurgeon
Brain and Spine Surgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-6112
Spine and cranial procedures performed
First neurosurgeon worldwide to use ZAP radiosurgery technology
Ranked a ‘Top Doctor’ by Phoenix Magazine
More than 31 years in practice
F. David Barranco, MD, is Chief Medical Officer at Barrow Neurological Institute. He received his bachelor of arts degree with honors from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and his doctorate of medicine with highest honors from the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles. Afterward, he completed both a general surgery internship and neurosurgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he also served as a research fellow.
Before joining Barrow Neurological Institute, Dr. Barranco was chief of neurosurgery and chairman of the neurosciences division at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center (now called Banner University Medical Center) in Phoenix.
Dr. Barranco’s clinical areas of surgical expertise include brain and spinal tumors; spinal surgery including herniated cervical, thoracic, and lumbar disks; pituitary tumors; and peripheral nerve procedures. Dr. Barranco uses minimally invasive and robotic techniques in his neurosurgical practice.
Dr. Barranco is the first neurosurgeon to treat patients with the Zap gyroscopic radiosurgery system and trained in Cyberknife radiosurgery at the University of Southern California and Gamma Knife radiosurgery training at the University of Pittsburgh. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Barranco.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Residency, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1984-1989
- Internship, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, General Surgery, 1983-1984
- MD, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1983
- BA, Williams College, cum laude, 1979
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Arizona Medical Society
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- Upjohn Achievement Award for Academic Excellence
- Merck Manual Award of Outstanding Academic Excellence
Global Neurosurgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Two Training Methods in Resource-Poor Settings
Date: 09/2023
Authors: Jonah E. Attebery, Emanuel Nuwas, Emanuel Mayegga, Happiness Rabiel, Fabian A. Massaga, Cyrus Elahi, F David Barranco, Michael T. Lawton, Osborne Hall, Dilantha B. Ellegala
ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery System: A Preliminary Analysis of Clinical Applications within a Retrospective Case Series
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Benjamin K. Hendricks, B. Hendricks, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Igor J. Barani, F David Barranco
Treatment planning system and beam data validation for the ZAP-X: A novel self-shielded stereotactic radiosurgery system
Date: 05/2021
Authors: Shiv P. Srivastava, Shyam S. Jani, Dilini S. Pinnaduwage, Xiangsheng Yan, Leland Rogers, F David Barranco, Igor J. Barani, Stephen Sorensen
Rare Thyroid Transcription Factor 1-Positive Tumors of the Sellar Region: Barrow Neurological Institute Retrospective Case Series
Date: 09/2019
Authors: Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Subodh Potla, Christina E. Sarris, Colin J. Przybylowski, Jacob F. Baranoski, Michael A. Mooney, F David Barranco, William L. White, Jennifer M. Eschbacher, J. M. Eschbacher, Andrew S. Little, Andrew S Little
Cost Transparency in Neurosurgery: A Single-Institution Analysis of Patient Out-of-Pocket Spending in 13 673 Consecutive Neurosurgery Cases
Date: 06/2019
Authors: Michael A. Mooney, Seungwon Yoon, Tyler Cole, Tyler S. Cole, John P. Sheehy, Michael A. Bohl, F. David Barranco, F David Barranco, Peter Nakaji, P. Nakaji, Andrew S. Little, Michael T. Lawton
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- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-6112
F. David Barranco, MD
Neurosurgeon
Brain and Spine Surgery
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-6112
Spine and cranial procedures performed
First neurosurgeon worldwide to use ZAP radiosurgery technology
Ranked a ‘Top Doctor’ by Phoenix Magazine
More than 31 years in practice
F. David Barranco, MD, is Chief Medical Officer at Barrow Neurological Institute. He received his bachelor of arts degree with honors from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and his doctorate of medicine with highest honors from the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles. Afterward, he completed both a general surgery internship and neurosurgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he also served as a research fellow.
Before joining Barrow Neurological Institute, Dr. Barranco was chief of neurosurgery and chairman of the neurosciences division at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center (now called Banner University Medical Center) in Phoenix.
Dr. Barranco’s clinical areas of surgical expertise include brain and spinal tumors; spinal surgery including herniated cervical, thoracic, and lumbar disks; pituitary tumors; and peripheral nerve procedures. Dr. Barranco uses minimally invasive and robotic techniques in his neurosurgical practice.
Dr. Barranco is the first neurosurgeon to treat patients with the Zap gyroscopic radiosurgery system and trained in Cyberknife radiosurgery at the University of Southern California and Gamma Knife radiosurgery training at the University of Pittsburgh. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Barranco.
- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 406-6112
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare Part B
- Mercy Care at the Phoenix and Chandler Locations
- MultiPlan/AMN/RAN
- United Healthcare
- Residency, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Neurosurgery, 1984-1989
- Internship, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, General Surgery, 1983-1984
- MD, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1983
- BA, Williams College, cum laude, 1979
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Arizona Medical Society
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- Upjohn Achievement Award for Academic Excellence
- Merck Manual Award of Outstanding Academic Excellence
Global Neurosurgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Two Training Methods in Resource-Poor Settings
Date: 09/2023
Authors: Jonah E. Attebery, Emanuel Nuwas, Emanuel Mayegga, Happiness Rabiel, Fabian A. Massaga, Cyrus Elahi, F David Barranco, Michael T. Lawton, Osborne Hall, Dilantha B. Ellegala
ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery System: A Preliminary Analysis of Clinical Applications within a Retrospective Case Series
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Benjamin K. Hendricks, B. Hendricks, Joseph D. DiDomenico, Igor J. Barani, F David Barranco
Treatment planning system and beam data validation for the ZAP-X: A novel self-shielded stereotactic radiosurgery system
Date: 05/2021
Authors: Shiv P. Srivastava, Shyam S. Jani, Dilini S. Pinnaduwage, Xiangsheng Yan, Leland Rogers, F David Barranco, Igor J. Barani, Stephen Sorensen
Rare Thyroid Transcription Factor 1-Positive Tumors of the Sellar Region: Barrow Neurological Institute Retrospective Case Series
Date: 09/2019
Authors: Tyler S. Cole, Andrew J. Cole, Subodh Potla, Christina E. Sarris, Colin J. Przybylowski, Jacob F. Baranoski, Michael A. Mooney, F David Barranco, William L. White, Jennifer M. Eschbacher, J. M. Eschbacher, Andrew S. Little, Andrew S Little
Cost Transparency in Neurosurgery: A Single-Institution Analysis of Patient Out-of-Pocket Spending in 13 673 Consecutive Neurosurgery Cases
Date: 06/2019
Authors: Michael A. Mooney, Seungwon Yoon, Tyler Cole, Tyler S. Cole, John P. Sheehy, Michael A. Bohl, F. David Barranco, F David Barranco, Peter Nakaji, P. Nakaji, Andrew S. Little, Michael T. Lawton
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